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Take Our Lunch at the Mac Survey Nearly 1,000 members of the community from inside and outside of Fort Mac have enjoyed gathering together to partake in tasty food truck treats while socializing with friends and colleagues during “Lunch at the Mac.” Launched in early 2016, Fort Mac LRA’s popular “Lunch at the Mac”…

Fort Mac LRA has recently had the opportunity to participate in two important industry events that impact our redevelopment efforts. First, we co-hosted the annual Association of Defense Communities Installation Reuse 2016 conference with Fort Gillem. Since the latest Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) in 2005, communities faced with reusing closed bases have gathered to…

On Saturday, October 29, Fort Mac LRA had the honor of hosting an Employment and Career Forum organized and produced by Urban League of Greater Atlanta, with support from NPU S, Atlanta Metropolitan State College, Atlanta Technical College, Atlanta Workforce Development Agency, Community Church, Community Empowerment Development Corporation, City Councilmember Joyce Sheperd, and City Councilmember…

Around 400 community members joined us for our annual Fall Festival on Saturday, October 29. The weather was beautiful as everyone learned from and enjoyed time spent with a variety of community organizations from art galleries to first responders. Special thanks to Councilmember Joyce Sheperd, Fulton County Commissioner Marvin Arrington Jr., our security firm International…

Join Atlanta City Council Member Joyce Shepard and Fort Mac LRA for food, family fun, entertainment and a look at the future of Fort McPherson. Don’t forget to enter the costume contest, open to kids 15 and under: register here.

Name: Ricardo Jacobs Email: rjacobs65@comcast.net Facebook: Ricardo (Ricky) Jacobs What is your relationship to Fort Mac? I’m the chair of NPU-R, which borders the back end of Fort Mac. I actually used to be stationed here when I was in the military. I work here now at the Veterans Administration. I’m a member of the…

As we’ve mentioned several times lately, Fort Mac is open for business. By this we mean, we’re ready to identify various business partners – from those that specialize in real estate development to those that produce great events – to help us start this big project of redeveloping our 145 acres. One of the most…

The local economy as a whole is benefitting from Tyler Perry Studios (TPS) at Fort McPherson, and increasingly, individuals are looking for opportunities to work at the studio and on its productions. Khalila Birdsong, Director of Corporate Relations and Development for TPS, is working with the Urban League of Greater Atlanta to help facilitate local…

On April 26, Governor Deal signed into law House Bill 1129, which will allow Fort Mac LRA to create public-private partnerships and execute 99-year land leases on its property. This new legislation expands and enhances the ways that Fort Mac LRA is broadly empowered to encourage economic development on and around its 145 acres of…

Name: Wil Miller Email: wilmiller2@gmail.com Facebook: Wil Miller Twitter: @wilmiller What is your relationship to Fort Mac? My relationship to Fort Mac is a little bit complicated. I moved here eight or nine years ago. When I heard the base was closing I was definitely interested because I live in the city [East Point] that backs…